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This open source app unlocks the Fitbit Air's premium features at no cost
AppWizard
June 24, 2026

This open source app unlocks the Fitbit Air’s premium features at no cost

The Fitbit Air is a screenless fitness wearable that allows users to subscribe to Google Health Premium for advanced health insights. An open-source desktop application named OpenFit, created by developer Flavio Adamo, replicates Google Health Premium's functionalities for free, providing comprehensive health data analysis from the Fitbit Air. OpenFit uses ChatGPT Codex to enhance user experience by interpreting health data. Another developer, Francesco Oddo, has created a similar open-source app, and both are considering collaboration. Users of Fitbit Air can access a three-month free trial of Google Health Premium, and subscribers to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra plans can use the service at no cost.
Latest EnterpriseDB features unify data for AI development
Tech Optimizer
June 24, 2026

Latest EnterpriseDB features unify data for AI development

EnterpriseDB is addressing challenges in AI development projects, particularly data sprawl, by introducing features in the EDB Postgres AI platform. The platform now includes Converged Analytics, which bridges operational and analytical data without complex ELT pipelines, and the Agentic Database, which transforms the system into an autonomous database that proactively manages over 200 metrics. These innovations aim to consolidate various data types into a single governed platform, reducing complexity and costs associated with database administration. The update also introduces governance capabilities at the data layer, expected to be available in the latter half of 2026, and a bring-your-own-cloud option for applying AI to data. Customer feedback has influenced these developments, highlighting the need for reduced manual intervention in data management.
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AppWizard
June 23, 2026

Grand Theft Auto 6 puts another body in the trunk: Lords of the Fallen 2 is delayed to early 2027

Lords of the Fallen 2 has been postponed from its original fall 2023 launch to early 2027. CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski stated that the delay provides the development team with additional time for integration, iteration, and polishing. The decision also avoids competition with the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 in November. Tyminski highlighted collaboration with the Gameplay Feedback Team to enhance the gaming experience. A specific release date has not been announced, but the game is expected to debut in the first quarter of 2027.
Movies At The Mercer Opens In Doylestown With "A Minecraft Movie"
AppWizard
June 23, 2026

Movies At The Mercer Opens In Doylestown With “A Minecraft Movie”

The County Theater, Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre, and a local museum are collaborating to offer a complimentary screening of "A Minecraft Movie." Gates will open at 7:45 p.m., with the film starting at approximately 8:45 p.m. The movie, directed by Jared Hess, follows four misfits who are transported to the world of Minecraft.
How British Columbia's Time Zone Changes Affect Postgres Systems
Tech Optimizer
June 22, 2026

How British Columbia’s Time Zone Changes Affect Postgres Systems

A new initiative has been launched to enhance user experience across various platforms by focusing on user-centric design, accessibility enhancements, and cross-platform compatibility. Developers are encouraged to adopt best practices, and user feedback will be integral to future updates. Community engagement is prioritized through workshops and forums, and partnerships with educational institutions are being explored to train a new generation of developers.
Microsoft and Adobe team up and make Photoshop 20% faster on Windows
Winsage
June 19, 2026

Microsoft and Adobe team up and make Photoshop 20% faster on Windows

Microsoft is collaborating with Adobe to enhance the performance of Photoshop, a widely used image editing software. The partnership focuses on optimizing operations within Photoshop, which is primarily developed in C++ and compiled using Microsoft’s Visual C++ (MSVC) compiler. Microsoft aims to improve performance for CPU-intensive tasks, particularly those that are latency-sensitive, such as brush responsiveness and file-opening tasks. The engineering team activated MSVC’s "peak-performance" compilation mode and explored profile-guided optimization (PGO) to refine executables. However, due to the complexity PGO introduced, they shifted to Sample-based Profile Guided Optimizations (SPGO), which uses hardware performance samples from actual release binaries. This method allows for greater flexibility in data collection and typically yields performance improvements of 5% to 15%. By combining MSVC’s peak-performance mode with SPGO, the teams achieved a 20% performance boost on x64 Windows systems and a 13% enhancement on Arm architecture. These optimizations resulted in improved responsiveness for critical tasks in Photoshop, enhancing the user experience in professional creative workflows.
SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love
Tech Optimizer
June 18, 2026

SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love

Microsoft's Build event highlighted its new AI agent, Scout, while SQL Server received limited attention, raising concerns about its future following Rohan Kumar's departure. Arun Ulag now oversees SQL Server, but analysts note a shift in priorities with SQL Server seemingly less emphasized. The 2022 SQL Server release was viewed as more of a marketing effort than a response to customer needs. Despite the introduction of vector search in SQL Server 2025, competitors had already offered similar features. Microsoft is shifting towards open-source solutions and PostgreSQL, although it reassured users of its commitment to SQL Server. SQL Server, launched in 1989, remains popular, ranking behind Oracle and MySQL. The on-premises database market is lucrative, generating significant revenue, and SQL Server holds a substantial share. Microsoft is unlikely to abandon this profitable segment, aiming to transition users to Azure SQL and SQL database within Fabric. However, migration compatibility issues may arise. Microsoft is also investing in PostgreSQL offerings to compete in the cloud database market, which is evolving rapidly. AWS currently leads in cloud DBMS revenue, posing a challenge for Microsoft. Despite uncertainties, support for SQL Server 2025 is guaranteed until 2036.
Do you recognize these survival crafting games? Prove you're a real master of roughin' it with our latest quiz on base-building sandboxes
AppWizard
June 18, 2026

Do you recognize these survival crafting games? Prove you’re a real master of roughin’ it with our latest quiz on base-building sandboxes

Many gaming enthusiasts have specific genre preferences, often favoring narrative-driven RPGs, but their gaming history may show a variety of titles, particularly in the survival crafting genre. Survival crafting games combine creativity and adventure, offering social interaction and collaborative play. A new survival crafting quiz challenges players to identify 20 games through pixelated screenshots, allowing participants 12 minutes to complete it. This quiz aims to evoke nostalgia and encourage sharing results among gamers, reinforcing social connections within the gaming community.
NVIDIA's RTX Spark launch is huge, but Qualcomm and Microsoft built the Windows ARM foundation
Winsage
June 17, 2026

NVIDIA’s RTX Spark launch is huge, but Qualcomm and Microsoft built the Windows ARM foundation

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X Elite in 2023, an ARM-based processor that outperformed traditional x86 processors. The Snapdragon X Series featured a custom Oryon core design and was optimized for Windows through collaboration with Microsoft, including the introduction of the Prism emulation layer, which allows x86/x64 applications to run on ARM. Many applications, such as Adobe Illustrator and Discord, now run natively on ARM, showing significant performance improvements. By 2026, NVIDIA unveiled the RTX Spark, an ARM-powered system on a chip, developed with MediaTek, featuring an ARM Cortex CPU and a Blackwell RTX GPU. NVIDIA also announced improvements to Windows for better workload scheduling and support for kernel-level anti-cheat software on Windows ARM.
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